signet
An object formerly used to impress a picture into the sealing wax of a document as a…An object (especially a ring) formerly used to impress a picture into the sealing wax of a document as a proof of its origin.
» Tom sealed the letter with wax using his signet ring.
Tom versiegelte den Brief mit Wachs unter Verwendung seines Siegelrings.
Meaning
1 senses(historical)An object (especially a ring) formerly used to impress a picture into the sealing wax of a document as a proof of its origin.
Signet
печа́ткаpečátka
печа́ткаpečátka
- a seal (especially one used to mark documents officially)
Examples
2 sentencesTom sealed the letter with wax using his signet ring.
deTom versiegelte den Brief mit Wachs unter Verwendung seines Siegelrings. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
A digital signature file is the modern equivalent of the signet ring.
ruФайл цифровой подписи — современный аналог кольца с печаткой. — odexed
Translations
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Origin
From Old French signet (“small seal”), from Medieval Latin signētum, diminutive of Latin sFrom Old French signet (“small seal”), from Medieval Latin signētum, diminutive of Latin signum (“sign”).
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